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Image of Rhynchobodo Vørs 1992

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Rhynchobodo (rink-owe-boe-doe) a kinetoplastid flagellate, looking very much like a large Bodo, but distinguished because there is a spiral groove leading from the point of insertion of the flagella and down towards the rear of the body. with two emerging flagella inserting into a depression at the front end of the cell. One flagellum extended forwards and actively beating, the other trailing posteriorly. Differential interference contrast with closed condenser iris.

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David Patterson, Linda Amaral Zettler, Mike Peglar and Tom Nerad
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